Green Man Gaming carves out a $40 million niche in Steam’s shadow (updated)
Companies survive — and thrive — as they compete with Steam, the largest online store for downloadable PC video games in the world. Green...
As Alienware turns 20, the line between PCs and game consoles blurs
Alienware was founded 20 years ago to make gaming PCs. And at the most recent Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), it showed off a bunch of new...
HTC Vive demos hit retail as VR headset rolls out to 24 countries
The HTC Vive virtual reality headset is now shipping in 24 countries, with delivery in about two or three business days. It’s also available for...
Windows 10 adoption passes Windows 7 on Steam
Valve updated its Hardware & Software Survey today for May, revealing that there is a new top dog in the Steam gaming community: Windows...
With its Vive launch under way, HTC builds the case for VR in your living room
The HTC Vive debuted in the first week of April, bringing high-end virtual reality on the PC to consumers. HTC says it managed to...
How CastAR’s Jeri Ellsworth will use augmented reality for fun tabletop gaming
Jeri Ellsworth and Rick Johnson have been toiling away at augmented reality for years at their startup, CastAR. Their ambition to make a fun...
Vlambeer’s Rami Ismail shows why speaking out on behalf of indies pays off
Vlambeer has only two people, but the Dutch indie game maker has managed to draw outsized attention to itself during its six years of...
Steam is censoring some torrent sites in chat
Users of Valve’s Steam video game platform are finding some of the links they mention in chat automatically censored by filtering software, reports TorrentFreak....
The best HTC Vive virtual reality games make you hot and sweaty
I’ve sampled some HTC Vive virtual reality games with a final production unit over the past week, and I’ve tried out more titles at...
The HTC Vive offers the best consumer VR experience for now — but it needs better games
The HTC Vive begins shipping today to people who preordered the virtual reality headset based on Valve’s Steam VR technology. HTC and Valve hope...